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Nijinsky S. (gr. 2)

WOODBINE, Rexdale, ON , CAN

  • Purse: $296,220
  • Date: July 22, 2012
  • Class: Grade 2
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 8
  • Distance: About One And One Eighth Miles
  • Post Time: 4:39 PM
1 Riding the River Margin: neck TrueNicks: C $177,732

2007 | Bay Gelding | Wiseman's Ferry   - Glow Ruby Go, Rubiano

  • Breeder:Juliana Orem
  • Owner: Dominion Bloodstock, HGHR Inc. and Linmac Farm
  • Trainer: David Cotey
  • Jockey: Todd Kabel

Sire: Wiseman's Ferry  , Chestnut, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 4 wins, $825,266. Lifetime: 82 yearlings sold, median $7,000.

Broodmare Sire: Rubiano, Gray or Roan, 1987.

Sale History: Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall 2008 Yearling Sale, $3,500.

2 Hotep Margin: TrueNicks: A++ $71,093

2007 | Bay Horse | A.P. Indy - Eye of the Sphynx, Smart Strike  

  • Breeder:Sam-Son Farm
  • Owner: Sam-Son Farms
  • Trainer: Malcolm Pierce
  • Jockey: Patrick Husbands

Sire: A.P. Indy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 8 wins, $2,979,815. Lifetime: 374 yearlings sold, median $360,000.

Broodmare Sire: Smart Strike  , Bay, 1992.

3 Pender Harbour Margin: TrueNicks: D $39,101

2008 | Chestnut Gelding | Philanthropist   - Uproar, Hail the Ruckus

  • Breeder:Gardiner Farms Limited
  • Owner: Andrews, Dennis, Lazaruk, Sandra and Giffin, Rob and Roberta
  • Trainer: Michael P. De Paulo
  • Jockey: Luis Contreras

Sire: Philanthropist  , Chestnut, 2001. Lifetime: 57 yearlings sold, median $13,043.

Broodmare Sire: Hail the Ruckus, Bay, 1983. In 2009: 1.04 AEI.

Sale History: Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society (Ontario Division) 2009 Canadian-Bred Yearling Sale, $15,783.

Time: 1:48.05   Track: Firm

Others: Hollinger, $21,328; Imagining, $5,924; Kara's Orientation, $2,962.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Riding the RiverTodd KabelDavid Cotey
2HotepPatrick HusbandsMalcolm Pierce
3Pender HarbourLuis ContrerasMichael P. De Paulo
4HollingerTyler PizarroRoger L. Attfield
5ImaginingEddie CastroClaude R. McGaughey III
6Kara's OrientationJesse M. CampbellSteven Chircop

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
4 Riding the RiverTodd Kabel$20.90$7.50$4.00
2 HotepPatrick Husbands$9.70$5.00
3 Pender HarbourLuis Contreras$3.00
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (4-2)$132.20
$2.00 Trifecta (4-2-3)$521.60

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